Foundation Maps

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Access to comprehensive funding data — and ways to make sense of that information — is essential to understanding the field of philanthropy, your place within it, and new opportunities to make a difference.

Foundation Maps and the insights it delivers can help funders, philanthropy networks, consultants to foundations, and other nonprofits:

See broad trends at a glance and monitor changes across the sector.

Explore who is funding via filters, including subject areas, locations, population groups, and types of support.

Get detailed information about grants and grantmakers.

Go beyond who you already know in the field and discover new partners for collaboration and community.

1. What is Foundation Maps?

Foundation Maps is Foundation Center’s premier data visualization tool and the easiest way to see who is funding what and where around the world.

With millions of grants from 2006 to the present, innovative ways to visualize funding data, and the flexibility and precision to tailor research, Foundation Maps helps funders and nonprofits access the knowledge they need to make strategic decisions and strengthen their impact.

2. I am a funder or philanthropy network. How can using Foundation Maps help me in my work?

Foundation Maps and the insights it delivers can help you:

See broad trends at glance and monitor changes across the sector.

Explore who else is funding in your areas of interest, including subject, geography population served, type of support.

Get detailed information about the grants and grantmakers that already support your current and prospective grantees.

Go beyond who you already know in the field and discover new partners for collaboration and community.

Foundation Maps also serves as a valuable window into your own work and impact. Use it to:

Create maps that demonstrate the scope and reach of your philanthropy — worldwide or in your own community.

Combine the knowledge and visuals from Foundation Maps to craft a powerful narrative about your organization.

3. I am a consultant to a funder. How can using Foundation Maps help me in my work?

Foundation Maps can help you stay ahead of the curve and have a solid understanding of trends in the field. It offers the breadth and depth of knowledge you need to be strategic, persuasive, and effective by providing insights into to your clients’ program areas and funding priorities. Foundation Maps is also a powerful asset for every part of your consulting assignment, from saving you time in the discovery phase to helping you illustrate your work and support your recommendations.

4. I am a nonprofit and/or fundraiser. How can using Foundation Maps help me in my work?

Foundation Maps is a valuable research tool that provides new ways to visualize funding data. Use this resource to:

Find foundations in specific regions that work on the issues you care about most.

See which foundations have a history of funding nonprofits like yours.

Foundation Center compiles data from a number of sources, including direct reporting of grants by foundations, IRS information returns (Forms 990 and 990-PF), foundation web sites, and other public sources. In all, Foundation Center's staff monitors more than 35 diverse information sources to verify the details in our databases.

7. What are the criteria for the data set?

The Foundation Maps data set includes foundation funding 2006-present in support of all subject areas. When such information is available, grants are organized by population served, type of support, and geographic area served. At launch, this included information on more than 3 million grants totaling more than $220 billion.

Foundation Maps Professional subscriptions options from single / multi-user to enterprise-wide. Learn more about the plan pricing, features, and purchase a subscription at: https://maps.foundationcenter.org/faq.php

To run Foundation Maps, you'll need a reliable Internet connection and one of the following browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer 10 or higher. Foundation Maps is designed to be responsive on a variety of screens, including tablets. Bug fixes, updates, and new features will be released periodically.

Take a guided tour

Learn more about Foundation Maps in our 3-minute "Introduction to Foundation Maps" video.